A dozen emails were exchanged and "Nick" reassured Josh about some of his decisions since appearing on Britain's Got Talent.

But now Purple PR, the firm representing Jonas, has approached us and insists it is not true.

The company said it had "no comment or statement on the story" but had "corresponded with Nick’s team and can confirm the story is false".

We spoke to a disappointed Josh this morning who said the experience would only make him stronger.

"As embarrassing as this is, I must say that I'm pleased that it happened to me. I have met so many lovely musicians around Europe that an upset like this could have destroyed them," he said.

"The email address matched the same username of 3 Nick Jonas social media sites. It's a pretty bizarre username. Throw in a few simple facts that you can grab off the internet, my trusting nature and a very tired Josh at 4am after a gig and, stupidly, that was enough for me to fall for it.